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		<h2>About</h2>

		<p>Copyright &copy; 2004-2013 Tigase.org. &lt;http://www.tigase.org/&gt;</p>

		<p>The <strong>Tigase Jabber/XMPP Server</strong> is <strong>Open Source and Free (AGPLv3)</strong> <a href="http://java.sun.com">Java</a> based server.</p>

		<p>The server offers complete implementation of the XMPP protocol with a long list
		of extensions. Effcient, reliable and very extensible can be easily integrated
		it with your systems.</p>

		<p>The unique features of the Tigase server are</p>

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			<li>High performance and scalability. Was tested with up to 500 000 concurrent
			 users connected to a single machine and in cluster with over 1mln online users.</li>
			<li>High reliability. Tries to run as long as possible and tried to automaticaly
			 recover from detected problems.</li>
			<li>Built-in many self monitoring functions. You can check your systems statistics
			 via XMPP, JMX, HTTP, SNMP or you can automatically receive notifications about
			 possible problems.</li>
			<li>Scripting support - scripts can be loaded/reloaded at run time.
			 Many scripting languages are supported</li>
			<li>Virtual hosts support. You can have virtually unlimited virtual hosts which
			 can be added/removed at runtime. You can temporarily block vhost or limit
			 number of users per vhost.</li>
			<li>There is much more... check the official change log and the project website.</li>
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		<p>People who contributed to the project in alphabetical order:</p>
		<ul>
			<li>Artur Hefczyc (kobit)</li>
			<li>Bartosz Małkowski (bmalkow)</li>
			<li>Mateusz Fiołka</li>
			<li>Tomasz Sterna (smoku)</li>
			<li>... and many others.</li>
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		<h2>Installtion, configuration and compilation</h2>

		<p>The most recent documentation on all these topics is always available in the
		project website: <a href="http://www.tigase.org/">www.tigase.org</a>. Please
		refer to the website for all the details and always up to date guides.</p>

		<p>You would probably want to start with Quick Start:
		<a href="http://www.tigase.org/content/quick-start">http://www.tigase.org/content/quick-start</a> documentation.</p>

		<p>The website also contains lots of other useful information like load tests
		results, user discussions and online support and help always available to
		you.</p>

		<p>This is ${APP_VER} release of the server. Please include the exact version
		number in all correspondence regarding the server.</p>


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